George Moscone

George Moscone (24 November 1929-27 November 1978) was the Mayor of San Francisco from 8 January 1976 to 27 November 1978, succeeding Joseph Alito and preceding Dianne Feinstein. He was murdered alongside city supervisor Harvey Milk by former supervisor Dan White in 1978.

Biography
George Moscone was born on 24 November 1929 in San Francisco, California to a family of Italian descent, and he attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory. In 1956, he began to practice law after serving in the US Navy for three years, and he won a seat in the California State Senate in 1966 as a member of the US Democratic Party. He was an early proponent of gay rights, convincing Governor Jerry Brown to repeal the "sodomy" law. In 1975, he was elected Mayor of San Francisco, and he supported Harvey Milk during his campaign for gay rights. Moscone had his controversies, including allegations by Jim Jones that he had sex with Peoples Temple minors and that he attended parties with a cocktail in hand while grabbing butts. In November 1978, he accepted Dan White's resignation as a city supervisor, and he proceeded to reject his plea to reconsider his resignation after Milk and other liberals lobbied against the more conservative White. On 27 November 1978, White headed to the mayor's office to plea for his case one last time. When Moscone refused, White drew a pistol from his suit jacket and killed Moscone before killing Milk in his office.